
Action! China
A Field Guide to Using Chinese in the Community
- 166 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Winner of the Chinese Language Teachers Association's 2014 Cengage Learning Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Chinese Award.
Action! China is a practical guide for intermediate to advanced students of Chinese wanting to maximize their study abroad experience and enhance their language skills.
This handy guide contains over 90 Field Performance tasks which prompt real-life interactions with native speakers. By carrying out these real-life tasks students refine and solidify existing communication skills and gain a fuller understanding of and participation in the target culture.
The guide also provides over 60 Performance Watch tasks which help students understand how native speakers accomplish communicative goals through guided observation and analysis of naturally occurring interactions.
Action! China helps students understand and participate socially in Chinese, guiding them through skill-getting and skill-using processes and enabling them to form meaningful connections with Chinese people in the community.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Topic 1 Getting settled
- Topic 2 Eating
- Topic 3 Taking transportation
- Topic 4 Shopping
- Topic 5 Exploring campus culture
- Topic 6 Socializing
- Topic 7 Solving problems
- Topic 8 Protecting health
- Topic 9 Volunteering in the community
- Topic 10 Participating in formal events
- Topic 11 Planning a trip
- Topic 12 Talking about the city
- Topic 13 Preparing presentations
- Topic 14 Taking leave
- Appendix I: Field Performance tasks (Chinese)
- Appendix II: Performance Watch ideas
- Appendix III: Performance Watch discussion questions